Friday, June 29, 2012

Weeks 25, 26, & 27

How Far Along: 25 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby Wilkins is the size of an average rutabaga.
Maternity Clothes: mostly maternity; some regular shirts and dresses still fit
Gender: It's a girl!!! Emmalyn Caroline Wilkins
Movement: Baby girl moves all the time!
Sleep: Depends on the night. Sometimes I wake up multiple times and some nights I do not wake up until I feel like my bladder will burst.
What I Miss: Shrimp! That will probably be my answer until this pregnancy is over! Especially this week; the family went to Red Lobster after decoration and I was tortured as I smelled it and watched others eat it. :-)
Cravings: Ice cream again!
Symptoms: Tiredness and a catch in my hip and butt. Baby girl loves to hang out on my nerve.
Best Moment this week: Going to camp meeting and hearing Grandbee pray at the women’s service!

How Far Along: 26 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby Wilkins is about the length of an English hothouse cucumber.
Maternity Clothes: mostly maternity; some regular shirts and dresses still fit
Gender: It's a girl!!! Emmalyn Caroline Wilkins
Movement: Baby girl moves all the time! She also got the hiccups for the first time this week; watching my belly move as she was hiccupping was hilarious.
Sleep: Depends on the night. Sometimes I wake up multiple times and some nights I do not wake up until I feel like my bladder will burst.
What I Miss: Shrimp! That will probably be my answer until this pregnancy is over!
Cravings: Sweet tea! I limit myself to one or two glasses a day but always want more.
Symptoms: Catch in my hip and butt. I think baby girl may be hanging out on a nerve. It happens most often, after sitting or lying down for an extended period.
Best Moment this week: Celebrating Grandbee’s birthday in Birmingham and finally agreeing on the stroller and car seat to register for.

How Far Along: 27 Weeks

Size of Baby: Baby Wilkins is the size of an average head of cauliflower.
Maternity Clothes: mostly maternity; some regular shirts and dresses still fit
Gender: It's a girl!!! Emmalyn Caroline Wilkins
Movement: Baby girl moves all the time! She is starting to do what I call elephant movements (big and strong).
Sleep: Not so great… I wake up with leg cramps and then have to get up and go to the bathroom because I am awake. Guess I am just being prepared for having an infant. :-)
What I Miss: This week was shellfish of all kinds. Justin got a craving for Wintzell’s so I had to watch him eat shrimp and crab soup while I ate white fish. It is so funny to me that I am now a girl who misses seafood since for so many years I would not even touch it. Oh and don’t give him a hard time about eating the good stuff in front of me; I told him that someone should get to enjoy it!
Cravings: Everything sweet! It was VBS and a family at church donated the most amazing treats and I felt compelled to try all of them multiple times.
Symptoms: Tiredness!!! I had no idea VBS, while pregnant, was such an exhausting ordeal until this week!
Best Moment this week: Couldn’t pick just one; celebrating Justin’s first father’s day, seeing Papa open his father’s day gift (I will post pictures soon), and VBS!!!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Nursery Update

We have been working on the nursery the past few weeks and although it is nowhere near finished, we are getting things accomplished slowly but surely. I thought I would post a few pictures to show the things we have completed.

This is a picture of the crib. It is probably my favorite part of the nursery! When Justin and I first started trying to have a baby he decided he wanted to build the crib. I was happy with his decision since he has built several pieces of furniture in our house and each one has exceeded my expectations. He did such a great job and it is beautiful!


The letters in the crib will eventually be covered in fabric matching baby girl’s bedding and framed over her crib.


This picture is of the changing table (minus the drawer pulls). The changing table was originally a desk that came from my great aunt’s house. When I was in high school, I refinished it to match my bedroom at mom and dad’s. I recently, sanded down and painted it once again to give it new life as a changing table. I am happy with the way it turned out and happy to have a piece of family heritage in the room as well.



I will post more about the nursery as we get things accomplished!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Week 23 & 24

How Far Along: 23 Weeks


Size of Baby: Baby Wilkins is the size of a large mango.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained about 14 lbs
Maternity Clothes: mostly maternity; some regular shirts and dresses still fit
Gender: It's a girl!!! Emmalyn Caroline Wilkins
Movement: This week she is starting to move all the time! She has found my bladder and is using it as a trampoline.
Sleep: Depends on the night. Sometimes I wake up multiple times and some nights I do not wake up until I feel like my bladder will burst.
What I Miss: Shrimp! That will probably be my answer until this pregnancy is over!
Cravings: Honestly, it was two weeks ago and I can’t remember. :-)
Symptoms: Tiredness and a catch in my hip and butt. I think baby girl may be hanging out on a nerve.
Best Moment this week: Going to the doctor and hearing that everything with my sweet girl and me are going well!

How Far Along: 24 Weeks


For fun this is a picture of me in the same dress at 18 weeks!


Size of Baby: Baby Wilkins is just over a pound and probably just over the length of an ear of corn.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained about 14 lbs
Maternity Clothes: mostly maternity; some regular shirts and dresses still fit
Gender: It's a girl!!! Emmalyn Caroline Wilkins
Movement: She is still moving a lot. I felt her do a karate kick and flip for the first time. At least that is what it felt like she did!
Sleep: Depends on the night. Sometimes I wake up multiple times and some nights I do not wake up until I feel like my bladder will burst.
What I Miss: Shrimp and tuna! That will probably be my answer until this pregnancy is over!
Cravings: It depended on the day! This week it seemed like if it was food, I wanted it!
Symptoms: Tiredness but that was due to the crazy week I had.
Best Moment this week: I can’t pick just one; since it is my blog I can put as many as I like! This week Grandbee and I went to register and spend a girls day shopping. Justin, Michael, and I went to the braves’ game. We spent time with family and went out with friends on the lake for Memorial Day!